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Articles 5121 through 5220 of 11444:
- House Arrest (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 05, 2005)
It is time we change rules about allotting government (read public) bungalows and flats for MPs, eminent artists, dancers, men of letters and journalists in Delhi.
- Are The Fed’S Growth Concerns Overdone? (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Nov 05, 2005)
The Federal Reserve raised the overnight federal funds rate to 4% this week.
- Knowledge Gaps Leading To Revenue Loss (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 05, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses a High Court decision that reproached a tax officer
- The Bihar Muddle (Tribune, K.N. Bhat, Nov 05, 2005)
On October 7, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court “as per majority opinion” ordered “the proclamation dated by 23.5.2005 dissolving the Legislative Assembly of the State of Bihar is unconstitutional”.
- The Rights And Wrongs Of Fbt (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Nov 05, 2005)
The common belief is that tax evasion is practised on a large scale in business and profession, while salary earners have recourse to tax avoidance to the extent practicable.
- Nation In Grief (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 05, 2005)
Brighton, with its memories of Margaret Thatcher’s hotel exploding about her ears during a party conference, is a reminder that when the shock has worn off a little and the pain dulled, it is necessary to formulate a responsible public response . . .
- Paris Riots (Dawn, Dr Fazlur Rahman, Nov 04, 2005)
Fasting is prescribed to you so that you may achieve Taqwa, says the Quran (2:183).
- Ramazan And Eid Message (Dawn, Dr Fazlur Rahman, Nov 04, 2005)
Fasting is prescribed to you so that you may achieve Taqwa, says the Quran (2:183). Taqwa is thus the ultimate aim of fasting.
- Quake: The Challenge Ahead (Dawn, Sherry Rehman, Nov 04, 2005)
GARHI DOPATTA used to be a bucolic village near Muzaffarabad where its simple mountain-folk lived by breeding livestock and growing subsistence grain.
- The Doctrine Of "National Interest" (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Nov 04, 2005)
The current turmoil reflects a real divide within the country on core issues of national interest. It needs to be addressed.
- National Investment Fund Approved (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
75 p.c. of NIF income to fund social sector projects; three-member advisory board proposed
- Delhi Blasts Traced To Srinagar, Muzaffarabad (Daily Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and 12 nominees of his Council of Ministers (CoM) were sworn-in today by Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha at Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC).
- Top Al Qaeda Suspect Escapes Top Al Qaeda Suspect Escapes (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
A top Al Qaeda suspect has recently escaped from a US-run detention facility in Afghanistan, Pentagon officials told reporters on Wednesday.
- Oil Stains On A Minister (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Nov 03, 2005)
Mani Shankar Aiyar must be a very worried man. He may be in charge of the petroleum ministry but even fellow Congressmen joke, behind closed doors of course, that Natwar Singh is the ‘oil minister’!
- Tasks Before Azad (Daily Excelsior, H C Katoch, Nov 03, 2005)
Prevailing uncertainty set-tles and Azad sits on the throne of the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir State.
- Now Shape The Law (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 03, 2005)
It’s easy for cynical journalists and weary citizens to scoff at the utility of the newly legislated Right to Information Act (RTI)
- Oily Deals (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 03, 2005)
THE CONCLUSION OF the Volcker Committee — which went into the administration of the UN-sponsored Oil for Food programme (OFP)
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 02, 2005)
Whose Congress is it?
Understanding the state of the nation
Ambika Soni, who personified a particular Congress culture under Sanjay Gandhi thirty years ago,
- Good Bye Or Good Riddance? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 02, 2005)
Why not? should be the question as we need to turn back and take a leaf from history. Kashmir deserves a relief from the agony it had been put through earlier. What they say a Good Bye can be a Good Riddance for others, Javed Iqbal Shah comments . . .
- Rosa’S Amazing Grace (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Nov 02, 2005)
In the summer of 1990, Nelson Mandela, finally a free man after nearly three decades of incarceration, arrived in the United States of America.
- Azad's Crown Of Thorns (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 01, 2005)
If Ghulam Nabi Azad manages to stay focussed on the day-to-day problems of Kashmiris, it will constitute a welcome break with the State's unhappy past.
- France Demurs On Farm Subsidy Cuts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 01, 2005)
France, the biggest beneficiary of the European Union's (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), has threatened to veto the 25-member grouping's latest proposal at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that is regarded as critical for the success . . . .
- Safta & The Dhaka Summit (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 01, 2005)
I am writing this article in New Delhi. The purpose of the column is to bring to the attention of the officials preparing for the Dhaka summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc) some of the apparent shortcomings in both . . .
- The Mullahs Want Iran To Be A Mental Hospital — So Let's Invite Them Over (Times Online (UK), DAVID AARONOVITCH, Nov 01, 2005)
Liberal democrat peers: you never know whether you’re going to find them bravely castigating Western governments for human rights failures, or seeking to have us understand why much worse abuses committed by exotic foreigners are somehow less . . . . .
- Growing Cancer Of Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh, Oct 31, 2005)
*People in India paid a huge amount of Rs 21068 crores as bribe in a single year to 'get their work done'.
- Our Winter Of Discontent (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 31, 2005)
The cataclysmic earthquake of October 8 continues to bring images of unbearable human suffering even three weeks after it devastated a large swathe of Pakistan’s northern districts and Kashmir.
- Ulfa Must Respond Positively (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 31, 2005)
It is too early to tell if the talks between the Centre and the emissaries of the United Liberation Front of Asom
- Entangled Loyalties (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 31, 2005)
A detailed report in this newspaper that victorious People's Democratic Party candidate Nizamuddin Bhat in the Legislative Council elections in the Valley did not get his full quota of allotted votes of the members of local bodies belonging to the . . .
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2005)
Politburo adds to fears in IT industry
- Give Us Power, What Would Separatists Say (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
How naïve and self deceiving is to draw an imaginary link between the aspirations of people and the demands of politicians, Hilal Ahmad reacts to an article by Sadiq Ali published in Greater Kashmir
- Rti Act: Transparency And Accountability Age Dawns (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Oct 30, 2005)
Wajahat Habibullah was administered oath of office as country’s first Chief Information Commissioner by President A P J Abdul Kalam on October 26.
- Spilling The Beans... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Revelations in the book of corruption during the Indira Gandhi era has claimed the attention of national media.
- Charity The Best Route (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate blood to him when he is stricken.
- The Unleasing Of Sadism (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
That we Indians are a peace-loving people is a much cherished myth. As a matter of fact we are a frustrated lot harbouring resentment against people who are better off than us or subscribe to different faiths.
- Militancy In Bangladesh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2005)
With militancy on the rise in Bangladesh, the fate of the Saarc summit in Dhaka seems to be in doubt again.
- Gujarat Muslims Await Justice (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 29, 2005)
One more court case failed this week at Baroda, Gujarat, to award punishment to rioters.
- Indian Court Releases Pakistani Journalist (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 29, 2005)
The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the release of a Pakistani journalist held for violating the Official Secrets Act (OSA) in 1991.
- North East Back On The Radar (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 29, 2005)
The shooting of students in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, an unseemly debate on how to deal with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), and the imminent resumption of the Centre-NSCN (I-M) dialogue underscore the tinderbox nature of geopolity . . .
- The Louder The Better (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
It begins with a bang follow- ed by a few more bangs. The number of bangs go on in-creasing till the first big festival Dussehra. That evening it becomes like canons firing from all sides.
- New Capital For India (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Oct 29, 2005)
With passage of time, New Delhi has become too chaotic and unmanageable to be the Capital of India. It is necessary to establish a spanking new Capital city, away from the Delhi madness. The focus has to be on proper housing for all, not just today . . .
- Red Criminals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2005)
CPI-M pretends to set moral standards
- Capital Squatters (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 28, 2005)
For starters, pare down the list of beneficiaries of perks at public expense
- No Beef With Ban (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Oct 28, 2005)
I like beefsteak, and frequently eat it when I happen to be abroad.
- Why Is The Junta Afraid Of Suu Kyi? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2005)
One step forward, two steps back. That sums up the Myanmar ruling military junta's approach to the peace process, which is expected to restore democracy in the country at some point in the future.
- Army Operations Against Ulfa To Continue’ (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Oct 28, 2005)
Prior to talks, ULFA, as a precondition, had demanded total ceasefire. But it has not taken place.
- Peaks Are For Scaling (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 28, 2005)
We have been here before, any number of times. If the major political parties in the country continue to behave in the manner they have been doing, we will assuredly be here for any number of times in the future too.
- Pack Up And Go (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
It's a consensus that cuts across party lines politicians hold on to their bungalows in Delhi as though it were their birthright.
- A Religion Called Khaki And A Follower Called Policeman-Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2005)
If you are in police, you know nothing but the duty you are assigned to do.
- The Other Side Of The Earthquake (Greater Kashmir, GHULAM NABI HAGROO, Oct 28, 2005)
The disaster broke all walls, rendered all lines useless and raised the question of a forced separation once again, comments
GHULAM NABI HAGROO
- Ever Since The Crusades (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Oct 27, 2005)
Until Iraq becomes truly independent, the Middle East will remain turbulent
- "Transfer Of Kanchi Case No Reflection On District Judiciary" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The petitioner's lawyers could not perform their duty in this situation: Supreme Court
Launching of prosecution against prominent persons shows the attitude of the State
Actions of prosecuting agency creating apprehension in the mind of petitioner
- Sc Shifts Seer Trial To Pondicherry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the transfer petition filed by Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and ordered the shifting of the trial in the Sankararaman murder case from the sessions court in Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu to the court . . .
- ‘Throw Them Out’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 27, 2005)
The language was unparliamentary, the tone uncourtly perhaps, but there can be little questioning the validity of the Supreme Court’s extreme disgust at the sustained unauthorised occupation of government-owned residential accommodation.
- Tony Blair Carries On Thatcher’S Legacy (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Oct 27, 2005)
Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, who celebrated her 80th birthday earlier this month, was forced to resign as Britain’s longest-serving, post-war Prime Minister 15 years ago. She is still reviled and loved in equal measures.
- Taxing Problems (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Oct 27, 2005)
Corporate lawyers have made structuring into a fine art. In the typical network of companies, the meaning of words such as `related party' and `arm's length' transactions are fought over by legal brains.
- Europe Is Hanging By A Thread (Hindu, Will Hutton, Oct 27, 2005)
The European Union today is a bit like a Tom and Jerry cartoon. Tom has run over the cliff edge chasing Jerry and his legs are still pumping furiously in thin air, he's yet to plummet to earth to meet some grizzly end.
- The Day Of The Vip Squatter (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2005)
A squatter, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is "a person who takes unauthorised possession of unoccupied premises." The world over,
- Throw Them Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 26, 2005)
End the occupation of the VVIP squatters
- Throw Them Out! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 26, 2005)
The stunningly pungent observations of the Supreme Court Bench made in exasperation at the impunity with which the top rungs of various political parties and their favourites as also, surprisingly, some media persons, . . .
- Disclosures From The Mitrokhin Files (Deccan Herald, P R CHARI, Oct 26, 2005)
The failure of Indian counter-intelligence against KGB and CIA points to pervasive corruption of the system
- The European Maze (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 26, 2005)
Hampton Court palace is a far more congenial venue for an EU summit than the fortress-like council of ministers’ building in Brussels, though Tony Blair and his 24 fellow leaders are still not going to be making any big decisions when they gather . . .
- Uses Of Domestic Dissent In Foreign Policy (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 26, 2005)
There is no reason why non-official voices cannot be raised to send a message to the Bush White House that public opinion in India will not permit an unequal deal.
- Iraqis Approve New Constitution (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 26, 2005)
Stage set for elections to new Iraqi parliament in December
- Chandy Seeks Sonia's Intervention For Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
A Congress delegation from Kerala, led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy,
- Oecd's Survey Of China — Lessons From The Middle Kingdom (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 25, 2005)
In its first country survey of China, OECD says that the Middle Kingdom's economic impact on the world has been accentuated by its rapidly increasing openness to trade.
- Poll In Sri Lanka-Ii (Statesman, PARMANAND, Oct 25, 2005)
True, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court has ordained the presidential poll to be completed by the end of this year, and very soon dates would be announced.
- In Search Of The Tax Rate Nirvana (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Oct 25, 2005)
"Bad government, inadequate infrastructure and high tax rates came in the way of India attaining the same pace of growth as China although both nations started reforms in early 1990s."
- Curb Corruption, Nepotism (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 25, 2005)
Nepotism, favouritism and unackowledged but transparent corruption in every Govt. institution/office big or small, has become most deplorable feature of governing system of our democracy.
- Indian Farmers Facing Poverty And Death (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Oct 25, 2005)
The latest statistics released on October 18 by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) damns the claims of successive Government's how the rural India has been impoverished.
- French Model Shows Signs Of Stress (Tribune, Sebastian Rotella, Oct 25, 2005)
After taking office this summer, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin promised “economic patriotism’’ would drive his effort to revive a battered government and slumping economy.
- March With Time Or Stagnate (Deccan Herald, Maloy Krishna Dhar, Oct 25, 2005)
India’s intelligence agencies need to modernise themselves by changing recruitment policies and training methods
- The Truth About Iran (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 25, 2005)
The crescendo of arguments from those who are supporting India’s vote at the International Atomic Eenergy Agency on the Iran issue reminds one of an old lawyer joke.
- First Day In Court No Witness For The Prosecution (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
None among the dramatis personae, least of all the Pentagon colonisers overseeing the trial of Saddam Hussein, had anticipated that the proceedings would come to a halt on the very first day.
- Wider Choices, Smarter Development (Hindu, Maxine Olson, Oct 24, 2005)
Solution Exchange, a unique experiment by the United Nations, provides an impartial platform for exchange of knowledge and ideas among development practitioners.
- When In Rome, Do As The Romans Do (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Oct 24, 2005)
The cultural aspects of doing business in Europe are often subtle, but they are reflected in business contracts between European and Indian enterprises. Since both cultures are deeply rooted in tradition, neither can be changed easily.
- Pax Americana On Trial (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Oct 24, 2005)
The verdict of the Saddam trial is pre-determined, and his execution will mark only the beginning of chaos in Iraq
- Prisoners’ Rights (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2005)
Taking cognizance of a complaint by Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief, Asia Andrabi that she and her associates were brought to the court handcuffed, the Court of Session Judge, Budgam initiated contempt proceedings against the police for violating the Supreme Cou
- Poll In Sri Lanka-I By Parmanand (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2005)
The recent happenings in Sri Lanka, the most striking of which could be said to be the assassination of foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar (73) on 12 August, ...
- A Closet Full Of Crimes (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 24, 2005)
If they had taken Adolf Hitler alive in 1945, they would certainly have put him on trial. But what if they had ignored Hitler’s responsibility for starting World War II and his murder of six million Jews, . . .
- Cooperative Societies Need Restructuring: Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
"Newer forms of credit delivery need to be identified'
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